100 Notable alumni of
University of Warwick

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The University of Warwick is 271st in the world, 93rd in Europe, and 20th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Warwick sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Sting

    Sting
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    guitaristmusicianfilm actorbassistcomposer
    Biography

    Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known as Sting, is an English musician and actor. He was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.

  2. Stephen Merchant

    Stephen Merchant
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    television producerstand-up comediantelevision actordirectorfilm director
    Biography

    Stephen James Merchant is an English comedian, actor, director, and writer. He was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001–2003), and co-writer, co-director, and co-star of both Extras (2005–2007) and Life's Too Short (2011–2013) alongside Ricky Gervais. With Gervais and Karl Pilkington, he hosted The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audiobook, and television formats; the radio version won a bronze Sony Award. He also provided the voice of the robotic "Intelligence Dampening Sphere" Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2. He co-developed the Sky One travel documentary series An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012) and co-created Lip Sync Battle (2015–present).

  3. Paul W. S. Anderson

    Paul W. S. Anderson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Paul William Scott Anderson is an English filmmaker who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations.

  4. Anil Ambani

    Anil Ambani
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurchief executive officerpoliticianinternational forum participantchairperson
    Biography

    Anil Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian businessman chairman and managing director of Reliance Group (a.k.a. Reliance ADA Group). The Reliance Group was created in July 2006 following a demerger from Reliance Industries Limited. He led several stocks listed corporations including Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Power and Reliance Communications.

  5. Brett Goldstein

    Brett Goldstein
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    stand-up comedianpodcasterscreenwriteractor
    Biography

    Brett Goldstein is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series Ted Lasso, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons. He is also the co-creator of the comedy series Shrinking (2023).

  6. Germaine Greer

    Germaine Greer
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    broadcasterwomen's rights activistuniversity teacherjournalistscreenwriter
    Biography

    Germaine Greer is an Australian writer and public intellectual, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century.

  7. Ruth Jones

    Ruth Jones
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    writerscreenwritertelevision writeractortelevision producer
    Biography

    Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the award-winning BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010, 2019). She later co-wrote and starred in the Sky One comedy-drama Stella (2012-2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Screenwriter.

  8. Ness Wadia

    Ness Wadia
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Ness Nusli Wadia is an Indian businessman. Part of the Wadia family, Wadia is the managing director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries. He was the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing, the flagship company of the Wadia Group, till March 2011 when he stepped down from the post. Wadia is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings.

  9. Andrea Leadsom

    Andrea Leadsom
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Studied political science
    Occupations
    bankerpoliticianpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire since 2010. A member of the Conservative Party, she has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care since November 2023. She previously served as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2016 to 2017, Leader of the House of Commons from 2017 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2019 to 2020. Leadsom has twice run to become Leader of the Conservative Party, in 2016 and 2019.

  10. Frank Skinner

    Frank Skinner
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    television actorautobiographercomedianactor
    Biography

    Christopher Graham Collins, known professionally as Frank Skinner, is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. His television work includes Fantasy Football League from 1994 to 2004, The Frank Skinner Show from 1995 to 2005, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned from 2000 to 2005, and Room 101 from 2012 to 2018. Since 2009 he has hosted The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio, broadcast live on Saturdays and later released as a podcast.

  11. Carrie Johnson

    Carrie Johnson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Studied in 2006-2009
    Occupations
    press secretary
    Biography

    Caroline Louise Beavan Johnson is an English media consultant and is married to former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. She is the daughter of Matthew Symonds, co-founder of The Independent.

  12. Luis Arce

    Luis Arce
    Born in
    Bolivia Flag Bolivia
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Graduated with magister degree in economics
    Occupations
    economistpolitician
    Biography

    Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously served as minister of finance—later minister of economy and public finance—from 2006 to 2017, and in 2019.

  13. Tom Goodman-Hill

    Tom Goodman-Hill
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Tom Goodman-Hill is an English actor of film, television, theatre and radio.

  14. Guðni Jóhannesson

    Guðni Jóhannesson
    Born in
    Iceland Flag Iceland
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    historiantranslatoruniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson is an Icelandic historian and politician who became the sixth president of Iceland in 2016. He was reelected in 2020 with 92.2% of the vote. On 1 January 2024, Guðni announced in his new year's address to the Icelandic people that he would not stand for election again in 2024.

  15. David Davis

    David Davis
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sir David Michael Davis is a British politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Haltemprice and Howden, formerly Boothferry, since 1987. Davis was sworn of the Privy Council in the 1997 New Year Honours, having previously been Minister of State for Europe from 1994 to 1997.

  16. Katy Wix

    Katy Wix
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    actorcomedian
    Biography

    Katy Victoria J Wix is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Carole in Stath Lets Flats, Mary in Ghosts, Barbara in Ted Lasso, and Jules in Big Boys. She has also appeared as a series contestant on Taskmaster and as a recurring character in the science fiction mini-series Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009. She has written two series of her own: a sitcom for BBC Radio 4, Bird Island and a sketch show for Channel 4, Anna & Katy. In 2017 her painting was chosen for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. She has written two books of monologues and in 2021 she published her first memoir, Delicacy.

  17. Yakubu Gowon

    Yakubu Gowon
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    military personnelpoliticianhuman rights activist
    Biography

    Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon is a retired Nigerian army general and military leader. As head of state of Nigeria, Gowon presided over a controversial Nigerian Civil War and delivered the famous "no victor, no vanquished" speech at the war's end to promote healing and reconciliation. The Nigerian Civil War is listed as one of the deadliest in modern history, with some accusing Gowon of crimes against humanity and genocide. Gowon maintains that he committed no wrongdoing during the war and that his leadership saved the country.

  18. Mark Fisher

    Mark Fisher
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1968-2017 (aged 49)
    Occupations
    university teachertheoristbloggerwritermusic critic
    Biography

    Mark Fisher, also known under his blogging alias k-punk, was an English writer, music critic, political and cultural theorist, philosopher, and teacher based in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. He initially achieved acclaim for his blogging as k-punk in the early 2000s, and was known for his writing on radical politics, music, and popular culture.

  19. Adam Buxton

    Adam Buxton
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    television actorradio personalitycomedianactor
    Biography

    Adam Offord Buxton is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series The Adam and Joe Show (1996–2001) and the BBC Radio 6 Music series Adam and Joe (2007–2009, 2011).

  20. Natasha Law

    Natasha Law
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    paintergraphic designer
    Biography

    Andrea Natasha Heyworth Law is an English painter and graphic designer.

  21. Simon Mayo

    Simon Mayo
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    television makerwriterradio personalitytelevision presenterjournalist
    Biography

    Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022.

  22. Chip Tsao

    Chip Tsao
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    radio personality
    Biography

    Chip Tsao, also known by his Chinese language pen name To Kit, is a multilingual Hong Kong-based columnist, broadcaster, and writer. His writings are mostly in Chinese. He is well known for his sarcasm and wry sense of humour.

  23. Jonathan Coe

    Jonathan Coe
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    novelist
    Biography

    Jonathan Coe is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! (1994) reworks the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name. It is set within the "carve up" of the UK's resources that was carried out by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative governments of the 1980s.

  24. Camila Batmanghelidjh

    Camila Batmanghelidjh
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1963-2024 (aged 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theatre studies and theater arts education
    Occupations
    psychologistwriter
    Biography

    Camila Batmanghelidjh CBE was an Iranian-Belgian author, psychotherapist, and charity executive based in the United Kingdom. She was the founder of the charity Kids Company (closed in 2015) and Place2Be, charities that worked with marginalised children and young people at risk, in inner London, Bristol and Liverpool.

  25. Timmy Mallett

    Timmy Mallett
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    television presenterartist
    Biography

    Timmy Mallett is an English television presenter, broadcaster, author and artist. He is known for his striking visual style, colourful glasses, colourful shirts, and giant pink foam mallet, known as "Mallett's Mallet", as well as his "utterly brilliant!" and "blaaah!" catchphrases.

  26. Adi Shamir

    Adi Shamir
    Born in
    Israel Flag Israel
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    computer scientistcryptologistmathematician
    Biography

    Adi Shamir is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. He is a co-inventor of the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) algorithm (along with Ron Rivest and Len Adleman), a co-inventor of the Feige–Fiat–Shamir identification scheme (along with Uriel Feige and Amos Fiat), one of the inventors of differential cryptanalysis and has made numerous contributions to the fields of cryptography and computer science.

  27. Claire Fox

    Claire Fox
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politicianwriter
    Biography

    Claire Regina Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley, is a British writer, journalist, lecturer and politician who sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated life peer. She is the director and founder of the think tank the Academy of Ideas (formerly Institute of Ideas).

  28. Martin Lee

    Martin Lee
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    barristerpoliticianjustice of the peace
    Biography

    Martin Lee Chu-ming is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. He was also a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2008. Nicknamed the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong, he is recognised as one of the most prominent advocates for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong and China.

  29. Peter Salmon

    Peter Salmon
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    television producertelevision director
    Biography

    Peter Salmon is a British television producer and executive. He is Chief Creative Officer of global content creator, producer and distributor Endemol Shine Group, leading the company’s creative direction globally and overseeing the Group’s UK business. Prior to taking his current role in April 2016, Salmon was Director of BBC Studios, the corporation's production arm, and before that held a number of senior BBC roles including Chief Creative Officer of BBC Vision, effectively overseeing all of BBC television's in-house programme production, and Director of BBC North.

  30. Heather Brooke

    Heather Brooke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    writerjournalist
    Biography

    Heather Rose Brooke is a British-American journalist and freedom of information campaigner. Resident since the 1990s in the UK, she helped to expose the 2009 expenses scandal, which culminated in the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin, dozens of MPs standing down in the 2010 general election and multiple MPs being jailed.

  31. Trevor Cooper

    Trevor Cooper
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    Trevor Cooper is an English actor.

  32. Jennie Bond

    Jennie Bond
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    television presenterjournalist
    Biography

    Jennifer Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has also hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the programme Great British Menu.

  33. Oliver Hart

    Oliver Hart
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    economistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Sir Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart is a British-born American economist, currently the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. Together with Bengt R. Holmström, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016.

  34. Jeff Leach

    Jeff Leach
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    comediantelevision presenterstage actor
    Biography

    Jeff Alexander Leach is an English actor, writer and stand-up comedian. At just four years old, he began his acting journey with a standout cross-dressing lead role as 'Madame Diptheria Iceberg' in a school production, marking the inception of a lifelong passion for performance.

  35. Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos

    Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos
    Born in
    Guyana Flag Guyana
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    international forum participantpoliticiansociologistdiplomat
    Biography

    Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, LG, CH, PC is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007.

  36. Steve Heighway

    Steve Heighway
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Stephen Derek Heighway is an Irish former footballer who played as a winger. He was part of the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s. Following his eleven-year spell at the club, he was ranked 23rd in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll.

  37. Suzanne Packer

    Suzanne Packer
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Suzanne Packer is a Welsh actress, known for playing the role of Tess Bateman in the BBC medical drama Casualty from September 2003 to August 2015. She later returned to the series as a guest for the 30th-anniversary episodes. Since departing from Casualty, she has appeared in various television series including Bang, In My Skin and The Pembrokeshire Murders.

  38. Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterscience fiction writerscience communicatormathematician
    Biography

    Ian Nicholas Stewart is a British mathematician and a popular-science and science-fiction writer. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, England.

  39. Dawn Foster

    Dawn Foster
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1987-2021 (aged 34)
    Occupations
    authorjournalistwriter
    Biography

    Dawn Hayley Foster was an Irish-British journalist, broadcaster, and author writing predominantly on social affairs, politics, economics and women's rights. Foster held staff writer positions at Inside Housing, The Guardian, and Jacobin magazine, and contributed to other journals such as The Independent, The New York Times, Tribune, and Dissent. She regularly appeared as a political commentator on television and was known for her coverage of the Grenfell Tower fire.

  40. J Blakeson

    J Blakeson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    film directordirectorscreenwriter
    Biography

    J Blakeson is an English film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was The Disappearance of Alice Creed, a thriller starring Gemma Arterton, Martin Compston, and Eddie Marsan, which he wrote and directed. His most recent film was I Care a Lot (2020).

  41. Adrian McKinty

    Adrian McKinty
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    children's writerwriter
    Biography

    Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, The Chain, and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He is a winner of the Edgar Award, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the Macavity Award, the Ned Kelly Award, the Barry Award, the Audie Award, the Anthony Award and the International Thriller Writers Award. He has been shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

  42. David Li

    David Li
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    bankerjustice of the peacepoliticianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Sir David Li Kwok-po GBM GBS OBE JP is a Hong Kong banker and politician. He is the executive chairman of the Bank of East Asia and pro-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the Executive Council of Hong Kong in the 2000s.

  43. Martin Allen

    Martin Allen
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    association football managerassociation football player
    Biography

    Martin James Allen is an English football manager and former player. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for both Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United. Five years later, he took his first job in management, at non-league Barnet. He has since managed Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons, Leicester City, Cheltenham Town and Notts County. He rejoined Barnet as manager on 16 April 2012 on a short-term, three-match contract succeeding Lawrie Sanchez. In July 2012 he became manager of Gillingham and in the 2012–13 season led the team to the Football League Two title, earning Allen his first promotion as a manager and Gillingham's first divisional title in 49 years. He was sacked as Gillingham manager in October 2013. Allen rejoined Barnet for a fourth spell in 2014, leading the Bees back into League Two before dropping divisions to join Eastleigh in December 2016, a role he held only until the following February.

  44. Hari Kunzru

    Hari Kunzru
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    novelistjournalistwriter
    Biography

    Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru is a British novelist and journalist. He is the author of the novels The Impressionist, Transmission, My Revolutions, Gods Without Men, White Tears and Red Pill. His work has been translated into twenty languages.

  45. Ralf Speth

    Ralf Speth
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    chief executive officerentrepreneur
    Biography

    Ralf Dieter Speth is a German automotive executive and a director of Indian company Tata Sons since 2016. From 2010 to 2020, he was the chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover. He has also had roles with BMW, Linde and Ford's Premier Automotive Group. Since 2022, Speth is the chairman of Indian Automaker TVS Motor Company.

  46. Gobind Singh Deo

    Gobind Singh Deo
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Digital in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Damansara since November 2022. He served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the MP for Puchong from March 2008 to November 2022. He is a member and National Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. Known as the "Little Lion of Puchong", he is the son of the late DAP leader Karpal Singh, who was known as the "Tiger of Jelutong". His brothers Ramkarpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh Deo are also DAP leaders. He also created history by becoming the first ever Sikh Cabinet minister in the Malaysian history.

  47. Luciano Floridi

    Luciano Floridi
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    computer scientistuniversity teacherphilosopher
    Biography

    Luciano Floridi is an Italian and British philosopher. He is the director of the Digital Ethics Center at Yale University. He is also a Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna, Department of Legal Studies, where he is the director of the Centre for Digital Ethics. He is adjunct professor ("distinguished scholar in residence"), Department of Economics, American University, Washington D.C. He is married to the neuroscientist Anna Christina Nobre.

  48. Simon Calder

    Simon Calder
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    journalisttravel journalistopinion journalist
    Biography

    Simon Peter Richie Calder is a freelance UK travel journalist and broadcaster. He works for various news and travel publications as well as being travel correspondent for The Independent.

  49. Andriy Zahorodniuk

    Andriy Zahorodniuk
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    statesperson
    Biography

    Andrii Pavlovych Zahorodniuk is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician. From 2015 to 2017, Zahorodniuk headed the Reform Project Office at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He was the Minister of Defence of Ukraine from 29 August 2019 to 4 March 2020.

  50. Tim Barrow

    Tim Barrow
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Sir Timothy Earle Barrow is a British diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2017 to 2020 and as the British Ambassador to the European Union from 2020 to 2021. He currently serves as National Security Adviser.

  51. Seema Malhotra

    Seema Malhotra
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Seema Malhotra is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Feltham and Heston since 2011. A member of Labour and Co-operative, she has served as Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers since 2021 and previously sat on the opposition front bench as the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Shadow Minister for Employment and a shadow Home Office minister.

  52. Andy Palmer

    Andy Palmer
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    chief executive officerentrepreneurengineer
    Biography

    Andrew Charles Palmer is an English automotive executive and engineer. He has been described as the 'Godfather of EVs' due to his work launching the Nissan Leaf in 2010 whilst COO at the Japanese company. Palmer is also known for launching Aston Martin's first SUV, the DBX, and first mid-engined sports car, Valkyrie, during his tenure as CEO from 2014 to 2020. Palmer was previously CEO and Executive Vice-chairman of electric bus and van company, Switch. He resigned from this role in 2022. Palmer was appointed Interim CEO of PodPoint in July 2023.

  53. Bob Kerslake, Baron Kerslake

    Bob Kerslake, Baron Kerslake
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1955-2023 (aged 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Studied mathematics
    Occupations
    civil servant
    Biography

    Robert Walter Kerslake, Baron Kerslake, was a British senior civil servant. He was the head of the Home Civil Service from 2011 to 2014, succeeding Sir Gus O'Donnell.

  54. George Saitoti

    George Saitoti
    Born in
    Kenya Flag Kenya
    Years
    1945-2012 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    economistmathematicianpoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    George Musengi Saitoti, E.G.H. was a Kenyan politician, businessman and American- and British-trained economist, mathematician and development policy thinker.

  55. Kode9

    Kode9
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    writerclub DJdisc jockey
    Biography

    Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 is a Scottish electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label. He was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with his late collaborator The Spaceape. He has released four full-length albums: 2006's Memories of the Future and 2011's Black Sun (both with The Spaceape), Nothing (2015), Escapology and Astro-Darien (2022).

  56. Ray Brassier

    Ray Brassier
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    university teachertranslatorphilosopher
    Biography

    Raymond Brassier is a British philosopher. He is member of the philosophy faculty at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, known for his work in philosophical realism. He was formerly Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University, London, England.

  57. Lloyd Langford

    Lloyd Langford
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    stand-up comediancomedian
    Biography

    Lloyd Langford is a Welsh comedian, comedy writer and voice artist.

  58. Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

    Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    diplomatinternational forum participanteconomist
    Biography

    Augustine Thomas O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell, GCB, FBA, FAcSS is a former British senior civil servant and economist, who between 2005 and 2011 (under three Prime Ministers) served as the Cabinet Secretary, the highest official in the British Civil Service.

  59. Tim Loughton

    Tim Loughton
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Timothy Paul Loughton, is a British politician and former banker who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Worthing and Shoreham since the 1997 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from 2010 to 2012 and has twice served as the Acting Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2016 and 2021, following the respective resignations of Keith Vaz and Yvette Cooper.

  60. Bouthaina Shaaban

    Bouthaina Shaaban
    Born in
    Syria Flag Syria
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    1976-1977 graduated with master's degree in English studies
    1977-1982 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in English studies
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Bouthaina Shaaban is a Syrian politician and political and media adviser to the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad. Shaaban served as the first Minister of Expatriates for the Syrian Arab Republic, between 2002 and 2008, and has been described as the Syrian government's face to the outside world.

  61. Tundu Lissu

    Tundu Lissu
    Born in
    Tanzania Flag Tanzania
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency from 2010 to 2020.

  62. Joseph Ngute

    Joseph Ngute
    Born in
    Cameroon Flag Cameroon
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Joseph Dion Ngute is a Cameroonian politician currently serving as the 9th Prime Minister of Cameroon, following his appointment in January 2019. He succeeded Philémon Yang, who had held the post since 2009.

  63. Andy Haldane

    Andy Haldane
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Andrew George Haldane is a British economist who worked at the Bank of England between 1989 and 2021 as the chief economist and executive director of monetary analysis and statistics. He resigned from the Bank of England in June 2021 to become chief executive of the Royal Society for Arts. He sits on the UK's government's Economic Advisory Council.

  64. Jon Cruddas

    Jon Cruddas
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jonathan Cruddas is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagenham and Rainham since 2010, and formerly for Dagenham between 2001 and 2010.

  65. Leslie Valiant

    Leslie Valiant
    Born in
    Hungary Flag Hungary
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in the University of Warwick
    Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    university teachercomputer scientist
    Biography

    Leslie Gabriel Valiant is a British American computer scientist and computational theorist. He was born to a chemical engineer father and a translator mother. He is currently the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. Valiant was awarded the Turing Award in 2010, having been described by the A.C.M. as a heroic figure in theoretical computer science and a role model for his courage and creativity in addressing some of the deepest unsolved problems in science; in particular for his "striking combination of depth and breadth".

  66. Linda Jackson

    Linda Jackson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    business executiveentrepreneur
    Biography

    Linda Jackson is a British businesswoman, currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of Peugeot since 2021. She was the CEO of Citroën from 2014 to 2020.

  67. James Anderson

    James Anderson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    film directorstage actortelevision actorfilm actor
    Biography

    James Anderson is a British actor.

  68. Idris Jala

    Idris Jala
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dato' Sri Idris Jala is a Malaysian technocrat. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and as the chief executive officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) from 2009 till 2015, the unit tasked with spearheading Malaysia's transition towards high income status by 2020. He was also a Senator in the Dewan Negara from 2009 till 2015. At present, he is the President and CEO of PEMANDU Associates, a global consultancy firm focused on public sector transformation and business turnaround.

  69. Brian Paddick

    Brian Paddick
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    police officerpolitician
    Biography

    Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick, is a British life peer and retired police officer. He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral elections of 2008 and of 2012, and until his retirement in May 2007 was a deputy assistant commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service.

  70. Vernon Coaker

    Vernon Coaker
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Vernon Rodney Coaker, Baron Coaker is a British politician and life peer serving as Shadow Spokesperson for Home Affairs and Defence since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gedling from 1997 to 2019.

  71. Roxanne Emery

    Roxanne Emery
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriter
    Biography

    Roxanne Emery, known also by her stage name RØRY, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She is the sister of the DJ and producer Gareth Emery.

  72. Tom Blenkinsop

    Tom Blenkinsop
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas Francis Blenkinsop is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from 2010 to 2017.

  73. Brian Deer

    Brian Deer
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Brian Deer is a British investigative journalist, best known for inquiries into the drug industry, medicine and social issues for The Sunday Times. Deer's investigative nonfiction book The Doctor Who Fooled the World, an exposé on disgraced former doctor Andrew Wakefield and the 1998 Lancet MMR autism fraud was published in September 2020 by Johns Hopkins University Press.

  74. Wanuri Kahiu

    Wanuri Kahiu
    Born in
    Kenya Flag Kenya
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    film directorinternational forum participantscreenwriter
    Biography

    Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan film director, producer, and author. She is considered to be “one of Africa's most aspiring directors, being part of a new, vibrant crop of talents representing contemporary African culture”. She has received several awards and nominations for the films which she directed, including the awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Picture at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009 for her dramatic feature film From a Whisper. She is also the co-founder of AFROBUBBLEGUM, a media collective dedicated to supporting African art for its own sake.

  75. Vivien Goldman

    Vivien Goldman
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    songwriterwritermusic journalistsinger
    Biography

    Vivien Goldman is a British journalist, writer and musician.

  76. Manjula Chellur

    Manjula Chellur
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Manjula Chellur is a former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and the first female judge of the Karnataka High Court. She demitted her office upon attaining the age of superannuation on 4 December 2017.

  77. Eku Edewor

    Eku Edewor
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    film producermodelactortelevision presenter
    Biography

    Georgina Chloe Eku Edewor-Thorley, otherwise known as Eku Edewor, is a British Nigerian actress, television presenter, and model. She is best known for her work as host of the entertainment television program 53 Extra on Africa Magic.

  78. Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley

    Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politicianteacher
    Biography

    Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley,, is a British politician and life peer who served as Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001 to 2002. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley from 1992 to 2005.

  79. Kevin Foster

    Kevin Foster
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kevin John Foster is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Torbay since 2015. He served as Minister of State for Transport from September 2022 until October 2022. Foster served under Home Secretary Priti Patel as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safe and Legal Migration from 2019 until September 2022.

  80. Tomáš Petříček

    Tomáš Petříček
    Born in
    Czech Republic Flag Czech Republic
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Tomáš Petříček is a Czech politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from October 2018 to April 2021. Between August and October 2018 he also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and from May to December 2017 he was Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

  81. Siobhan Benita

    Siobhan Benita
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Siobhan Benita is a British former civil servant. She was an independent candidate in the 2012 London mayoral election. She was then the Liberal Democrat candidate in the London mayoral election originally planned for 2020, but after the election was delayed to 2021, she withdrew as the candidate.

  82. Wendy Alexander

    Wendy Alexander
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Wendy Alexander is a retired Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2007 to 2008. In 2010–2011 she convened the Scotland Bill Committee on financial powers of the Scottish Parliament.

  83. Andy Lane

    Andy Lane
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    writerscience fiction writernovelistscreenwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Andrew Lane, as Andy Lane, is a British author and journalist best known for the Young Sherlock Holmes series of Young Adult novels.

  84. Tony Wheeler

    Tony Wheeler
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    businesspersontravel guide writerpublisher
    Biography

    Tony Wheeler is an English-born Australian publishing entrepreneur, businessman and travel writer, co-founder of the Lonely Planet guidebook company with his wife, Maureen Wheeler.

  85. Wong Chen

    Wong Chen
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Wong Chen is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Non-executive Chairman of the Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV) since May 2023, Chairman of the International Relations and Trade Select Committee from December 2019 to May 2020 and again since May 2023 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Subang since May 2018. He served as the MP for Kelana Jaya from May 2013 to May 2018. He was also a member of the Finance and Economy Select Committee. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

  86. Mahmoud Mohieldin

    Mahmoud Mohieldin
    Born in
    Egypt Flag Egypt
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politicianinternational forum participanteconomist
    Biography

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, is an economist with more than 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He is the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt. He is an Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. He has been the United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda since February 2020. He was the Minister of Investment of Egypt from 2004-2010, and most recently, served as the World Bank Group Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations and Partnerships. His roles at the World Bank also included Managing Director, responsible for Human Development, Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Finance and Private Sector Development, and the World Bank Institute; World Bank President's Special Envoy on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Post-2015 Development Agenda (later, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)), and Financing for Development; and Corporate Secretary and Executive Secretary to the Development Committee of the World Bank Group's Board of Governors. Dr Mohieldin also served on several Boards of Directors in the Central Bank of Egypt and the corporate sector. He was a member of the Commission on Growth and Development and was selected for the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2005. His professional experience extends into the academic arena as a Professor of Economics and Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University and as a Visiting Professor at several renowned Universities in Egypt, Korea, the UAE, the UK and the USA. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Durham University Business School. He also holds leading positions in national, regional and international research centres and associations. He has authored numerous publications and articles in leading journals in the fields of economics, finance and development.

  87. DJ Yoda

    DJ Yoda
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    disc jockey
    Biography

    Duncan Beiny, better known as DJ Yoda, is a hip hop DJ who uses samples to create an animated musical style. He is known for several awards and media industry achievements.

  88. Lo Wai-kwok

    Lo Wai-kwok
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politicianjustice of the peaceengineer
    Biography

    Lo Wai-kwok, is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Engineering constituency since 2012 LegCo election, representing the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA). In 2016, he succeeded Andrew Leung to become the chairman of the BPA.

  89. Gerard Lyons

    Gerard Lyons
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    economistwriter
    Biography

    Gerard Patrick Lyons is a British economist.

  90. Pippa Norris

    Pippa Norris
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    political scientist
    Biography

    Pippa Norris is a British American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. She is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and she has served as the Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, and Director of the Electoral Integrity Project.

  91. Chan Yuen-han

    Chan Yuen-han
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politiciantrade unionist
    Biography

    Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP is a former member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and a noted Hong Kong female trade unionist. She is the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, and was one of the 52 founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

  92. Kim Howells

    Kim Howells
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politiciantrade unionist
    Biography

    Kim Scott Howells is a Welsh Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd from 1989 to 2010, and held a number of ministerial positions within the Blair and Brown governments.

  93. Christian Wolmar

    Christian Wolmar
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    writerpoliticianrailway historianhistorian of technologyjournalist
    Biography

    Christian Tage Forter Wolmar is a British journalist, author, railway historian and Labour Party politician. He is known for his commentary on transport, especially as a pundit on Britain's railway industry, and was named Transport Journalist of the Year in the National Transport Awards in 2007. He is an advocate for cycling, and is on the board of the London Cycling Campaign as well as having founded Labour Cycles, which encourages the Labour Party to adopt a pro-cycling agenda.

  94. Philip Barton

    Philip Barton
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Sir Philip Robert Barton is a British diplomat, currently the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India; he was High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2014 to 2016.

  95. Nigel Wilson

    Nigel Wilson
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    entrepreneur
    Biography

    Sir Nigel David Wilson is a British businessman. He was the group chief executive of Legal & General from 2012 to 2023.

  96. Pierre Pettigrew

    Pierre Pettigrew
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianforeign minister
    Biography

    Pierre Stewart Pettigrew is a Canadian politician and businessman.

  97. Leona Graham

    Leona Graham
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    radio personality
    Biography

    Leona Graham is a British radio broadcaster and voiceover artist. She is currently a presenter of Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio), a position she has held since 2000. She can also be heard on the digital stations Absolute 80s and Absolute Classic Rock.

  98. Richard Burden

    Richard Burden
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Richard Haines Burden is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield from 1992 to 2019. He served as a Shadow Transport Minister from 2013 to 2016 and again from 2016 to 2017. After the 2017 general election, he returned to the backbenches and served as a member of the House of Commons International Development Committee.

  99. Wu Yu-jen

    Wu Yu-jen
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Wu Yu-jen is a member of the Kuomintang who was in the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.

  100. Guy Evans

    Guy Evans
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    percussionistmusiciancomposer
    Biography

    Guy Randolph Evans is an English drummer and percussionist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, appearing on each of their studio albums. He is also a member of Echo City and Subterraneans.